Hello, PoE masters! Let's build a crew of eight-legged creatures with the Raise Spiders Pathfinder Build in Patch 3.23. The build's tankiness and damage output make it a beast to contend with. Here, we'll show you how to max your spider army's potential, dominate the Affliction League, and spin a web of destruction.

 

• Summoning Your Eight-Legged Army
• Unique Items and Flasks
• Damage Enhancement Techniques
• Defensive Strategies
• Maximizing Efficiency
• Summoning Challenges
• Unique Gear Recommendations
• Flask Management
• Strategy Tips

 

 

↖ Summoning Your Eight-Legged Army

• Key Skill: Raise Spiders via Arakali's Fang.
• Mechanic: Summon 20 immune-to-damage spectral spiders from corpses.
• Special Move: Spiders use Viper Strike to inflict poison.

 

↖ Unique Items and Flasks

• The Squire: Boosts damage significantly.
• Desecrate & Writhing Jar: Essential for spider summoning.
• Divine Ire: Triggers spider summoning.
• Ancient Skull Helmet: Supercharges spiders with increased attack speed.
• Coruscating Elixir Flask: Converts life to energy shield for chaos damage protection.

 

↖ Damage Enhancement Techniques

• Withering Touch Support Gem: Spiders inflict wither for increased chaos damage.
• Feeding Frenzy via Cast When Damage Taken: For automated minion buffs.
• Carrion Golem: Adds extra damage to spiders.
• Flesh Offering: Increases minion attack speed.

 

 

↖ Defensive Strategies

• Energy Shield: 13k+ energy shield from Ghostwrithe and Presence of Chayula.
• Aspect of the Crab & Grace Aura: Provides physical damage reduction and evasion.
• Artic Armour & Ghost Dance Keystone: Additional damage reduction.

 

↖ Maximizing Efficiency

• Curses: Temporal Chains and Despair via Arcanist Brand.
• Charm Bonuses: Onslaught for increased attack and movement speed.
• Gear Focus: Life, Energy Shield, and Intelligence.

 

↖ Summoning Challenges

• Initial Setup: Multiple steps required to summon spiders.
• Resummoning in Combat: May need to resummon during intense fights.

 

↖ Unique Gear Recommendations

• Arakali's Fang: Core weapon for spider summons.
• Ghostwrithe: Converts life to energy shield.
• Presence of Chayula: For stun immunity and additional energy shield.
• The Squire: For enhanced weapon support.

 

 

↖ Flask Management

• Taste of Hate: Converts physical damage to elemental and chaos damage.
• Quick Silver & Topaz Flasks: For mobility and mana management.

 

↖ Strategy Tips

• Bandits: Opt for two passive points.
• Pantheon Choices: Adapt based on boss fights or mapping.
• Cluster Jewels: Focus on minion attack speed, energy shield, and intelligence.

 

PoB Link: https://pobb.in/SGKI5TY4w-j0.

 

This build is a powerhouse in PoE 3.23 Affliction League, offering both high damage output and solid defense. While the initial summoning process can be a bit of a hassle, the ease of mapping and boss fights more than makes up for it. Give it a try and watch your spider army decimate the opposition!